When his stop came, he got up suddenly and left. So suddenly, he dropped his phone on the way out.

I might have picked it up.

I might have gone through all of his photos and called some of the numbers.

I might have held onto the mystery man’s phone for days—until I finally conjured up the courage to return it.

When I traipsed my ass across town to his fancy company, he refused to see me.

So, I left the phone on the empty desk outside the arrogant jerk’s office.

I might have also left behind a dirty picture on it first though.

I didn’t expect him to text back.

I didn’t expect our exchanges to be hot as hell.

I didn’t expect to fall for him—all before we even met.

The two of us couldn’t have been any more different.

Yet, you know what they say about opposites.

When we finally came face to face, we found out opposites sometimes do more than attract—we consumed each other.

Nothing could have prepared me for the ride he took me on. And I certainly wasn’t prepared for where I’d wind up when the ride was over.

All good things must come to an end, right?

Except our ending was one I didn't see coming.​

Excerpt

Graham: What are you wearing, Soraya?Soraya: Are you serious right now?Graham: You ruined my day. You owe me.Soraya: I don’t owe you anything, you fucking perv.Graham: This from the woman who sent me a shot of her cleavage. Nice tits, by the way. They’re so big, at first, I thought it was a picture of an ass.Soraya: You’re the ass.Graham: Show me your face.Soraya: Why?Graham: Because I want to see if it matches your personality.Soraya: Which would mean what?Graham: Well, that wouldn’t bode well for you.Soraya: You won’t ever see my face.Graham: Probably better off. So, give me a hint about what you’re wearing.Soraya: It’s red.Graham: So you haven’t changed out of that dress?Soraya: No, I’m naked with dye dripping down my body and my tongue is throbbing thanks to you. That was an odd thing to say.Graham: That’s an interesting visual. Soraya: You are seriously crazy, dude. Graham: I AM a little crazy, actually. I probably need my head checked because I’ve been fantasizing about a headless person all day.Soraya: Well, the naked pic ain’t gonna happen.Graham: How about I go first?​

About Vi Keeland

Vi Keeland is a native New Yorker with three children that occupy most of her free time, which she complains about often, but wouldn't change for the world. She is an attorney and a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, & USA Today Bestselling author. Over the last three years, ten of her titles have appeared on the USA Today Bestseller lists and three on the New York Times Bestseller lists.

About Penelope Ward

Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author. Penelope lives for reading books in the new adult/contemporary romance genre, coffee and hanging out with her friends and family on weekends. She is the proud mother of a beautiful 11-year-old girl with autism (the inspiration for the character Callie in Gemini) and a 9-year-old boy, both of whom are the lights of her life. Penelope, her husband and kids reside in Rhode Island. She is the author of RoomHate, which hit #2 on the New York Times Bestseller list and #1 on the Wall Street Journal Bestseller list. Her novel, Stepbrother Dearest, also spent four consecutive weeks on the New York Times Bestseller list. Other works include the New York Times bestseller Cocky Bastard (co-written with Vi Keeland), Sins of Sevin, My Skylar, Jake Undone, Jake Understood and Gemini.